One of my best friends is Canadian and explained to me the grading of her university (U-Toronto), and I was appalled. It sounded intense. That being said, there are plenty of Canadian applicants with top GPA's once their GPA's are converted by LSAC. Either way, it should be worth it for all applicants, Canadian or otherwise, to submit an addendum if they feel their LSAC GPA undervalues the worth of their education.

I read that LSAC converts according to letter grades? A= 4, B= 3, C= 2, and so on. Can any one validate this? So a person with a B-, B, or B+ average should be guranteed that their gpa would be 3 point-something?

I read that LSAC converts according to letter grades? A= 4, B= 3, C= 2, and so on. Can any one validate this? So a person with a B-, B, or B+ average should be guranteed that their gpa would be 3 point-something?

Yes. If your school gives out letter grades, then LSAC will use those instead of numbers on whatever scale.

It gives an unfair advantage to those who are able to earn 4.0+ GPA's. When adcomms are deciding between someone who has a 4.0 at a school where GPA's are capped at 4.0 and someone whose GPA is 4.2, it gives the impression that the 4.2 candidate is better qualified. It's more than possible that someone who gets an A at a school that has A as its highest grade could have gotten an A+ if it had been offered. Offering some people the opportunity to get an A+ and others just the opportunity to get an A gives an unfair advantage to the first person.